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The Black Death | 6. how the pandemic transformed societies
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The Black Death | 6. how the pandemic transformed societies

<p>In the final episode of our series on the Black Death, Professor Mark Bailey and Dr Claire Kennan discuss the medieval pandemic’s dramatic social, political and economic impact. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, they use England as a case study to explore how it restructured society, with effects that were felt for hundreds of years. </p><br><p>The primary sources quoted in this series are mainly taken from:</p><p>The Black Death, translated and edited by Rosemary Horrox (1994) </p><p>The Black Death, The Great Mortality of 1348-1350: A Brief History with Documents, John Arberth (2005) </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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June 2, 202243m 37s

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In the final episode of our series on the Black Death, Professor Mark Bailey and Dr Claire Kennan discuss the medieval pandemic’s dramatic social, political and economic impact. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, they use England as a case study to explore how it restructured society, with effects that were felt for hundreds of years.


The primary sources quoted in this series are mainly taken from:

The Black Death, translated and edited by Rosemary Horrox (1994)

The Black Death, The Great Mortality of 1348-1350: A Brief History with Documents, John Arberth (2005)


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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